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HNL Lab Tests Direct - Important

HNL Lab Tests Direct - Important

This blood test will show if you have sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease.

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Anyone who has a parent or sibling with sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease. This inherited form of anemia is a lifelong condition that requires careful management. People with the disease are born with two sickle cell genes, one from each parent. If you only have one sickle cell gene, it is called sickle cell trait. A blood test can show if you have sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease.

About 1 in 12 African Americans has sickle cell trait. Symptoms can include:

Body pain

Tiredness

Weakness

Shortness of breath

Dizziness

Headaches

Coldness in the hands and feet

If this test shows you have sickle cell trait or sickle cell disease, you should follow up with a health care provider.

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What Should I Know About Sickle Cell Disease? The term sickle cell disease (SCD) describes a group of inherited red blood cell disorders. People with SCD have abnormal hemoglobin, called hemoglobin S or sickle hemoglobin, in their red blood...
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